Why are we asking you to register? We've made some changes to increase the quality of the user exper

Zipcar Inc., a for-profit car rental firm based in Cambridge, Mass., has replaced local nonprofit PhillyCarShare as the City of Philadelphia s rental car supplier, city and Zipcar officials said. Zipcar had the lowest price, said Robert Fox, head of the city s Office of Fleet Management. PhillyCarShare bid $5.90 per hour and 9 cents per mile in its losing offer, same price it offered other large businesses, said deputy executive director Clayton Lane. We re proud to have partnered with the city, he said, but it will only have a very modest impact on our business. The city uses 6 to 10 shared cars a day, said Procurement Commissioner Hugh Ortman. He said the city spent around $35,000 last year with PhillyCarShare, and expects to spend about $30,000 with Zipcar. Zipcar President Mark Norman predicted car use will rise. He praised the city's bidding process as transparent and open. Earlier this year, city officials said Philadelphia had been able to get rid of 100 cars after contracting wheels inn chatham ontario Philly Car Share for occasional use in 2004. Zipcar said in March the company had 110 cars in the Philadelphia area, compared to 500 at PhillyCarShare. Greylock Partners, of San Mateo, Calif., Benchmark Capital, of Menlo Park, Calif., AOL founder Steve Case s Revolution Living LLC, and other investors have put more than $35 million into Zipcar since 2003. Earlier Zipcar vs Philly Car Share story here .
If you're a minor with a year-old license, hang it up. Most car-rental companies won't trust you with their vehicles. You'll need to be between 21 and 25, and have a major credit card. If you're older, and just got licensed, then you may have a chance. But they'll want that credit card.
Philly.com comments are intended to be civil, friendly conversations. Please treat other participants with respect and in a way that you would want to be treated. You are responsible for what you say. And please, stay on topic.
About your comments: These comments are monitored by Philly.com staff. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, wheels inn chatham ontario abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable.
Personal attacks, especially on other participants, are not permitted. wheels inn chatham ontario We reserve the right to permanently block any user who violates these terms and conditions. Comments that are very long, have multiple wheels inn chatham ontario paragraph breaks, or include coding wheels inn chatham ontario may not be posted.
Why are we asking you to register? We've made some changes to increase the quality of the user experience and dialogue, and reduce wheels inn chatham ontario the number of inappropriate or offensive posts. You're now required to have a registered username and account before adding a comment. This will improve the experience for everyone. We apologize for the inconvenience. Join the conversation!
Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe has been a member of Bloomberg LP's New York Finance Team, wrote the book "Comcasted," taught writing at St. Joseph's University, and studied economics and history at Penn. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com